Qualification for tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom is determined not by any form of qualifying tournament, but by the rankings maintained by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
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Qualifying criteria
The main qualifying criteria were the ATP and WTA ranking lists as of 11 June 2012. The players entering were formally submitted by the International Tennis Federation. The ATP and WTA rankings are based on performances from the previous 52 weeks, and there were several tournaments, in the two-month period between the time of the rankings being frozen for entry, and the beginning of the tennis events at the Olympics. Players must have also have made themselves available for two Fed/Davis Cup events from 2009–2012, one of which must have taken place in 2011–2012, and have a good standing with their National Olympic Committee.
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter 6 men and 6 women athletes, with a maximum of 4 entries in the individual events, and 2 pairs in the doubles events. Any player in the world's top 56 is eligible, and NOC's have the option to enter players of a lower rank. Athletes are able to compete in both singles and doubles events. Doubles players within the top 10 doubles rankings on 11 June are eligible to bring any player provided that player has any doubles or singles ranking, and the number of players of the same country do not surpass the total of six.
Qualifiers
The Entry List was released on 26 June 2012, based on the rankings as at 11 June.
Women's singles
PR Protected/Special Ranking
Rankings as at 11 June 2012
Men's doubles
' Players higher ranking is singles
^ Players have also qualified to the singles tournament
Women's doubles
' Players higher ranking is singles
^ Players have also qualified to the singles tournament
Mixed doubles
The Entry List was released on 31 July 2012, based on the rankings as at 11 June.
Summary
Numbers represent the current conditions (27 July 2012)